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Zend Guard or?
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:53 pm
by freefall
I have an application that will be sold as a product.
I would like the source to be encrypted.
What is the best product for this?
Is there a good and usable free product to do this?
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:05 pm
by feyd
There isn't one. All of them have been cracked.
Invest in a good contract instead.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:21 pm
by Luke
or host the application on your server.
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:13 am
by freefall
Thanks for the information.
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:40 am
by freefall
Well I've thoght about it and I still want to do this. So whats best? Easiest to use etc?
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:23 pm
by nickvd
I would recommend against it. I would never use/buy an application that is encoded, as I am required to install an extension on the server in order to run it. You will probably notice far fewer sales.
Take the $300 you'd spend on a decent encoder and pay a lawyer to draft a good contract for you...
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:08 pm
by freefall
I would recommend against it. I would never use/buy an application that is encoded, as I am required to install an extension on the server in order to run it. You will probably notice far fewer sales.
Why do you need to install an extension?
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:19 pm
by feyd
Opcode files are not native to PHP's parser.
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:33 pm
by RobertGonzalez
IonCube is a name of an encoder that comes to mind. Of course, I will echo the sentiment of others in this thread... you are shooting yourself in the foot trying to sell an encrypted application. Get a contract, enforce the contract, sue people that violate it. It is, as weird as it sounds, more user friendly in my opinion.
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:29 am
by freefall
Why is it shooting myself in the foot?
Have any of you tried to enforce a contract?
I'll have alook at ioncube but i was under the impression it required a set module to be installed and not all hosts will have it installed.
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:32 am
by John Cartwright
freefall wrote:I'll have alook at ioncube but i was under the impression it required a set module to be installed and not all hosts will have it installed.
psst, feyd has already addressed on why you will need a module installed on your server.